By Doug La Rocque
Wind gusts on Monday, April 16 were measured as high as 72 miles per hour (MPH) in Petersburgh, just 8 mph below hurricane status. [Read more…] about Monday’s High Winds Down Trees And Cut Power
New Lebanon Town Board
Corkscrew Rail Trail Remains A Highly Debated Subject
By Thaddeus Flint
If the saying “beating a dead horse” were a reality, New Lebanon would be littered with their carcasses. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board
Petersburg Town Board
C-8 Committee Presents “No Confidence” Letter to Town Board
By Alex Brooks
At the Petersburgh Town Board meeting on April 16, Petersburgh’s C-8 committee presented to the Town Board a “letter of no confidence. [Read more…] about Petersburg Town Board
Petersburgh PFOA Investigation Update
Taconic’s Work Plan Approved For Remedial Investigation
By Alex Brooks
Members of the DEC team working on the PFOA investigation in Petersburgh came to the PVMCC Hall on Tuesday evening April 17 to update the public on what’s going on with their investigation. [Read more…] about Petersburgh PFOA Investigation Update
Hoosick Falls Village Board
Village Water Revenue Is Shrinking
By Keith Whitcomb Jr.
A sharp decline in industrial water usage will leave the water budget permanently pinched, according to village officials. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Village Board
Berlin Town Board
Some PFOA Filter Costs May Be Berlin’s To Bear
By Doug La Rocque
Water District 2 Superintendent Ben Krahforst says the New York State Department of Health has informed him that some of the routine costs of maintaining the PFOA Carbon Filter that the state placed on the district’s wells are the responsibility of the district, and not the state. Any repairs to the system are still covered. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board
Peeking Out Of The Nest At A Brave New World
Tuesday, March 21, 1843: Today I and my son Geo P. went up what is called Goodrich Hollow in Hancock to Vendue at the place of the late residence of Deacon Justice Goodrich. [Read more…] about Peeking Out Of The Nest At A Brave New World
John A. Burdick
Hoosick Falls, NY
John A. Burdick, 66, a resident of Hoosick Falls, peacefully passed away after a long and hard fought battle with cancer on Thursday, April 12, 2018 in his home, surrounded by his loving family. [Read more…] about John A. Burdick
Hoosick Falls Woman Named Rensselaer County Dairy Princess
By Doug La Rocque
Lexi Hoag, a 2014 graduate of Hoosick Falls Central School, was chosen Saturday evening, April 7, as the 2018-19 Rensselaer County Dairy Princess, while her sister, Delilah was named the Alternate. [Read more…] about Hoosick Falls Woman Named Rensselaer County Dairy Princess
Outdoors With Trix
Spring Promise